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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
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Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948-10-30 · 79 min · ★ 6.7

Romance · Drama · Crime · Thriller

Bill Saunders, a former prisoner of war living in England, whose experiences have left him unstable and violent, gets into a bar fight in which he kills a man and then flees. He hides out with the assistance of a nurse, Jane Wharton, who believes his story that the killing was an accident.

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Directors
Norman Foster
Production companies
Norma Productions, Harold Hecht Productions, Universal International Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Joan FontaineJoan FontaineJane Wharton
Burt LancasterBurt LancasterWilliam Earle 'Bill' Saunders
Robert NewtonRobert NewtonHarry Carter
Lewis L. RussellLewis L. RussellTom Widgery
Aminta DyneAminta DyneLandlady
Grizelda HarveyGrizelda HarveyMrs. Paton
Jay NovelloJay NovelloSea Captain of Pelicano
Colin Keith-JohnstonColin Keith-JohnstonJudge
Reginald SheffieldReginald SheffieldSuperintendent
Campbell CopelinPublican
Leyland HodgsonLeyland HodgsonTipster
Peter ForbesYoung Father
John GeorgeJohn GeorgeMidget (uncredited)
Melinda ByronMelinda ByronGirl Child (uncredited)
Al FergusonAl FergusonMarker (uncredited)
Frank HagneyFrank HagneySeaman (uncredited)
Bobby HaleTipster (uncredited)

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